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Thank you for staying with us in the Live coverage of India vs Sri Lanka 4th T20I match of Nidahas Trophy to be played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. A comprehensive win saw India win the fixture by 6 wickets and go atop the table. A decisive 68 run stand between Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey saved the visitors from a scare after their top order departed in quick succession. Fielding first, Shardul Thakur was the pick of the bowlers who put a spirited performance with his bowling. He has been adjudged the Player of the match.

India win by six wickets. Karthik does the job for the visitors with two boundaries off the first two deliveries. India sit comfortably atop the table now.

Over 17 | Pandey 42; Karthik 30 | Score 144/4

50 run partnership comes up between the two. Karthik and Pandey really have held their nerves, avoided unnecessary risks. Worked in ones and twos, dispatched the bad balls. 10 runs from the over. India need 9 to win from 12 balls.

Over 16 | Pandey 40; Karthik 23 | Score 134/4

11 runs scored from the over. Dinesh Karthik welcomed Jeevan with a boundary. India need 19 runs in 18 balls. Both the batsman have taken the onus and kneaded a crucial stand. Might be the decisive one for the visitors.

Over 15 | Pandey 37; Karthik 15 | Score 123/4

Nine from the over. A six from Pandey closes the gap between the number of balls and runs. India need 26 runs in 23 balls.

Over 14 | Pandey 30; Karthik 13 | Score 114/4

Akila finishes off his spell. Impressive. Conceded 19 from four overs, scalped two wickets. Five from the over. India need 39 runs in 30 balls.

Over 13 | Pandey 28; Karthik 10 | Score 109/4

Pandey reflecting his maturity here. Welcomes Pradeep with a boundary. Works it in singles as well. But has to keep rotating the strike and find more boundaries. Eight from the over. India need 44 runs in 36 balls.

Over 12 | Pandey 22; Karthik 8 | Score 101/4

Nine runs from the over. Sri Lanka have really tightened the screws. India need 52 runs in 42 balls. 100 comes up in this over.

Two runs and a wicket!The most bizarre way to get out. Unlucky Rahul. Just was saved from the runout scare and manages to clip the bail with his back foot. Rahul hit wkt b J Mendis 18. Karthik the new man in.

Over 9 | Rahul 17; Pandey 13 | Score 83/3

Eight runs of the over. A first ball boundary from Manish Pandey to boost the run rate. But Perera does well to restrict the runs to singles.

Over 8 | Rahul 15; Pandey 7 | Score 75/3

12 runs from the over. KL Rahul looking comfortable now but has to up the ante.

Over 7 | Rahul 10; Pandey 1 | Score 63/3

Nuwan Pradeep does what he was asked to. Delivers. Concedes 13 off his first over but sends dangerous Raina back. Wicket!Raina c Perera b Pradeep 27(15). Manish Pandey comes into bat.

Over 6 | Rahul 5; Raina 20 | Score 50/2

Akila does a good job in the over curbing the boundaries. Just 4 runs from the over. KL Rahul struggling to time the ball.

Over 5 | Rahul 4; Raina 18 | Score 46/2

16 runs from the over of Chameera. Two fours and a six by Raina gives a much-needed boost to the run rate.

Over 4 | Rahul 3; Raina 3 | Score 30/2

WIcket in the over. Dhawan foxed by the turn, flick it towards midwicket but the ball dips straight to Perera at mid-on. Dhawan c Perera b Dananjaya 8(10). 8 runs from the over. Raina had his heart in his mouth after the mix up with Rahul. Almost was run out but his dive saved him.

Over 3 | Rahul 2 ; Dhawan 8 | Score 22/1

KL Rahul is the new batsman in. Dhawan smashes a boundary off Lakmal in the fifth ball. Nine off the over.

Over 2 | ; Dhawan 1 | Score 13/1

Good start from India. A four and a six from the skipper in the first over. And Rohit departs. Shimmies down and dispatches it straight to Mendis at short midwicket. Dismal form continues.

Over 19 | Pradeep 0 ; Lakmal 5 | Score 151/9

Final over of the game. Thakur given the responsibility and Lakmal starts off with a boundary down the pitch. An appeal for OUT based on ball obstruction. Third umpire denies. Slow ball and nicks behind and OUT this time. OUT again! Two-on-two for Thakur now. Shanaka and then Chameera. Hat-trick denied. Just one run off the over. Target 153.

Over 18 | Shanaka 11 ; | Score 146/7

Unadkat in for the penultimate over. Six from Shanaka. And finishes with a wicket. Akila departs going for a biggy. 10 off the over.

Over 17 | Shanaka 11 ; Akila 4 | Score 136/6

Thakur comes in and concedes a boundary off the first ball. Sri Lanka's first four after 11th over. That speaks load about how India have dominated despite Mendis' pyrotechnics. Raina......oh dear! Missed a stunner. Seven off the over

Over 16 | Shanaka 5 ; Akila 3 | Score 129/6

Mendis departs now. Chahal gets the better off him and Rohit takes the catch at cover. Akila Dananjaya is the next batsman in.

Over 14 | Shanaka 1 ; Mendis 54 | Score 120/5

Jeevan Mendis is the new batsman in. And he departs as Sundar bags his second wicket. Shanaka comes in. Three off the over.

Over 12 | ; Mendis 48 | Score 113/4

Thakur comes in next. 50 up for Mendis, his third in five T20Is. Perera departs off the last ball.

Over 11 | Thisara 12 ; Mendis 48 | Score 108/3

OUT! Upul Tharanga departs and Shankar gets him this time. Thisara Perera comes in as Sri Lanka stick to a left-hand-right-hand combination. And starts off with a massive six. 100 up for the hosts. And six again! 14 off the over.

Over 10 | Tharanga 19 ; Mendis 41 | Score 94/2

Unadkat back in after a horrible first over where he conceded 15 runs. Mendis finishes off the over with a massive, massive six over deep midwicket. Eight off the over.

Over 9 | Tharanga 19 ; Mendis 41 | Score 86/2

Shankar in for his second over. A juicy full toss off the fifth ball and Tharanga slaughters it through covers for a four. 11 off the over

Over 8 | Tharanga 12 ; Mendis 39 | Score 75/2

Chahal comes in and six off the second ball. Tharanga dispatches it sky high over deep midwicket. Mendis goes for a six now off the fifth ball. Clobbers it over deep midwicket with all the time he has. 17 off the over.

Over 7 | Tharanga 5 ; Mendis 31 | Score 58/2

Vijay Shankar is the new bowler now. Five off the over.

Over 6 | Tharanga 3 ; Mendis 27 | Score 53/2

Sundar back in for his third over. Four over square leg and hosts stroll past 50. Run rate over 9 now. Seven off the over.

Over 5 | Tharanga 2 ; Mendis 22 | Score 46/2

Chahal comes in. Whacked for a four off the third delivery down midwicket. And then a NO ball. Free Hit for Tharanga. Catch in the deep by Shankar, and nothing more. Tharanga saved! 10 off the over.

Over 4 | Tharanga 1 ; Mendis 14 | Score 36/2

What was that! Perera goes for a reverse sweep, fails and the ball rolls off the pad to hit the off stump as the bails went red. Big wicket for India. Not the best of start for Sri Lanka. Just two runs off the over.

Over 3 | Perera 3 ; Mendis 13 | Score 34/1

Shardul Thakur for the third over. Starts off with a wide ball. And OUT! What a catch by Suresh Raina! Gunathilaka departs. Kushal Perera walks in next. Mendis gets a four. Slashes it over point for a boundary, one bounce and over the rope. 10 runs off the over.

Over 2 | Gunathilaka 17 ; Mendis 7 | Score 24/0

Washington Sundar comes in next. Very economical. But punished with a massive six over long-on by Gunathilaka. Nine runs off the over. Three dot balls come up.

Over 1 | Gunathilaka 7 ; Mendis 7 | Score 14/0

Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis are at the crease and Unadkat warms up. Oh dear! Throw and the ball goes for a boundary. Bad start for India. Six to follow. What a start for the hosts! Mendis dispatches it over long-off. 15 off the over.

20:15 IST: Match has been reduced to 19 overs per side. 4 bowlers can bowl 4 each, the other 3 overs

Rohit Sharma: We are going to field first. There has been some rain around and we wanted to have a score in front of us. We have seen in this tournament that the wicket seems to get better. It was a high-scoring game and that proves wicket will get better. We have done that well. Another opportunity for us to showcase our talent. We spoke at length (about plans against Sri Lankan bowlers), we have understood their strength and weaknesses. Hopefully, we can execute today. One change for us. KL Rahul comes in place of Rishab Pant.

Thisara Perera: It looks like a good batting track. We would like to put runs on the board. Our batters are doing well, our bowlers couldn't execute plans. We have learnt our mistakes. Normally, we are a good bowling line-up, hopefully we can do some change. One change, Suranga Lakmal is in for Dinesh Chandimal.

19:39 IST: We have started to lose overs now. The cut-off time is 9.35pm. Still, two hours to go though.

19:15 IST: More bad news! More covers are coming on.

18:50 IST: The Main square is still covered so toss delayed once again. And now BCCI with their tweet, "he drizzle has got slightly heavy. And the covers are coming back on. Toss and start of play delayed."

18:41 IST: Oh dear! Rain has crept in again, not heavy though. But we stand just three minutes away from the toss time.

18:31 IST: The covers have come off and we will have the toss in exactly 15 minutes. No reduction in overs and the start of the match will also be at 7:15 pm as said by Sanjay Manjrekar on air.

18:27 IST: Meanwhile, the news is that Ben Stokes won't be playing against India in the second Test at Lord's as the trial date has been set for August 6. He has pleaded not guilty to affray charges following the Bristol Brawl case in a video link from New Zealand where he is presently on duty with the England team. READ

18:23 IST: The drizzle is getting heavier now in Colombo. We are just seven minutes away from toss time, seems there will be a big delay.

17:55 IST: R Premadasa stadium, the venue for the fourth T20I, is currently under wraps. It is raining in Colombo now. Well, the match is still one hour away, so we hope that rain will be done by then.

17:46 IST: Meanwhile, we have the result of Australia versus South Africa, second Test. Kagiso Rabada's 11-fer along with AB de Villiers' comeback century scripted hosts' six-wicket win against the Aussies to level the series 1-1.

17:29 IST: Rohit's performance and why it has been a concern - In his last 10 T20I innings Rohit has scored 30 and above just once (118 against the Islanders in Indore). Rest of the innings sums up to just 106 runs which include two ducks as well.

17:25 IST: Welcome to the Live Blog of India versus Sri Lanka in the 4th T20I match of Nidahas trophy. This is Aratrick Mondal here to present the live updates of the match.

Leading the squad in the absence of Virat Kohli, who has been rested for the series by the BCCI, Rohit has managed to score just 17 runs from the first two games. Rohit might also contemplate replacing Rishabh Pant with KL Rahul for the crucial match. Pant, who was given an opportunity to impress the selectors, has scored 30 runs from two innings thus far.

The only bone of contention for Sri Lanka going into the match is the fact that they defeated the Men in Blue by five wickets after they chased down a 174-run target in 18.3 overs. Even in the next game, Sri Lanka did extremely well by putting 214 runs on board, but the effort proved to be futile as Bangladesh chased down the total in 19.4 overs.

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